Session Four

2013-2014
Academic Leadership
Development Series
Monday, May 19, 2014
9:00 am – Noon
MCB 316: Mt. Rainier Room
2013-2014 Academic Leadership Development Series:
Session Four: Bringing People and the Campus Along
Carol L. Mack, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Leadership Development
2013-2014 Series: Leading in an
Environment of Changing Fiscal
Realties
Note: All sessions times are 9:00 am - Noon
Session Four:
Bringing People and the Campus Along
•
Welcome and Introduction to the Session
Carol L. Mack, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Leadership Development
•
Case Study: Setting the Stage
Sona K. Andrews, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
•
President’s Reflection on the Perfect Storm and Moving Forward
Wim Wiewel, President
•
Break
•
Case Study Discussion
Sona K. Andrews, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
•
Self and Group Reflection on the Perfect Storm
Carol L. Mack, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Leadership Development
•
Wrap Up/Closing
Carol L. Mack, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Leadership Development
At today’s session you will:
• Gain tools that will help you reflect upon your
leadership in ways will move your departments’
agendas forward.
• Gain tools that will help you facilitate departmental
conversations.
• Reflect on behaviors and characteristics that can best
serve you as chairs.
Motivating Others
Unskilled Leaders
Don’t know what
motivates others or
how to do it
Skilled Leaders
Empower others
May be poor readers Create a climate in
of others, not picking which people want to
up on their needs or
do their best
cues
Don’t have people
under them that do
their best
Invite input and
share ownership and
visibility
Overused Leaders
May not be good at
building team spirit
by focusing on a few
May not take a tough
stand when the
situation calls for it
May be seen as
providing inequitable
treatment
Sources: Lombardo, Michael & Robert Eichinger (2009). FYI For Your Improvement: A Guide for Development and Coaching. Korn/Ferry International.
Ethics and Values
Unskilled Leaders
May have values that
are out of sync with
those of the
organization
Skilled Leaders
Overused Leaders
Adhere to an appropriate May be overly
and effective set of core critical of those who
values and beliefs during
do not hold the
both good and bad times
same values
May not think about
their values and don’t
know how they are
perceived
Reward the right
May go to battle
values and disapprove based on beliefs and
of others
values that may not
be appropriate
Behaviors may vary
too much across
situations
Practice what they
preach
May use ethics
statements to close
off discussion
Sources: Lombardo, Michael & Robert Eichinger (2009). FYI For Your Improvement: A Guide for Development and Coaching. Korn/Ferry International.
2013-2014 Academic Leadership Development Series:
Case Study: Setting the Stage
Sona K. Andrews, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
2013-2014 Academic Leadership Development Series:
President’s Reflection in the Context of
A Perfect Storm: Moving Forward
Wim Wiewel, President
2013-2014 Academic Leadership Development Series:
Case Study Discussion
Sona K. Andrews, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
• What information do you think a chair in this
situation would need?
• How would this information have helped a
chair be an effective leader?
• What advice would you give a chair faced with
this situation?
• What advice would you give a chair to help their
department move forward?
2013-2014 Academic Leadership Development Series:
Self-Reflection and Group Discussion
Carol L. Mack, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Leadership Development